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EddieWalker replied to the thread My Backhoe needs and engine rebuild.The radiator doesn't have a radiator cap. There is a plastic overfill bottle on the firewall that I add coolant to. It's always empty... -
EddieWalker reacted to Hay Dude's post in the thread My Backhoe needs and engine rebuild with
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Did you check coolant level? Is there any drips of coolant up near the head gasket? If you run the motor until warm, then shut down, do... -
EddieWalker replied to the thread My Backhoe needs and engine rebuild.From the diagrams at Messicks, it looks like the block is sleeved. https://www.messicks.com/parts/new-holland/83998292
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EddieWalker replied to the thread My Backhoe needs and engine rebuild.I'm not familiar with a lift/transfer pump. I'll have to look that up. Hopefully it's cheaper than an injector pump!!! For right...
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EddieWalker reacted to sd455dan's post in the thread My Backhoe needs and engine rebuild with Good Post.
As a cheap fast test, I would start the engine and then crack open an injector line one at a time and watch for a change in the...
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EddieWalker reacted to TractorTech's post in the thread My Backhoe needs and engine rebuild with Good Post.
I agree that those are separate problems and I do believe that the fuel is leaking from the lift/transfer pump, not injector pump. Now...
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EddieWalker reacted to hayden's post in the thread My Backhoe needs and engine rebuild with Good Post.
He could have two separate problems (coolant leaking into combustion chamber, and fuel leaking from injection pump into oil), but it...
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EddieWalker reacted to TractorTech's post in the thread My Backhoe needs and engine rebuild with Good Post.
Just seeing this. A couple of things. The engine is a Ford BSD450NA, 5.0 L/304 cid parent bore Genesis Series engine. It was the 4...
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EddieWalker reacted to Hay Dude's post in the thread The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor with Good Post.
Another crazy day…. Started with loading some bales. Here’s (2) more 1800 pounders on the forks ready to go on the trailer...
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EddieWalker reacted to Complete Turf Care's post in the thread Pictures from an athletic field contractor with Good Post.
First thing was lip removal. Then we added 2 loads of material to the skinned area. Then laser graded the skinned area.
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EddieWalker reacted to Sodo's post in the thread Who knows about stacked-block retaining walls? with Good Post.
I would have liked to have a real "compactor". But you can't have every piece of eqpt that you wish for just hanging around. DIY can...
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EddieWalker reacted to walnutman's post in the thread My Backhoe needs and engine rebuild with Good Post.
To perform a paper towel test for fuel in oil, place a drop of used engine oil onto a white paper towel or chromatography paper...
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EddieWalker reacted to ArlyA's post in the thread Parents with dementia, how dealing with that has gone. with Good Post.
Heading back up on Saturday and grab trailer on the way and load it with remaining items while up there. Have had people looking at...
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EddieWalker replied to the thread My Backhoe needs and engine rebuild.Cracked block is going to be very very bad news if it's true. I was thinking blow by since it only happened when I was pushing a tree...
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EddieWalker reacted to jshwhite's post in the thread My Backhoe needs and engine rebuild with Good Post.
Ditto. Head gasket would be the most common, hopefully not a cracked block. It would if it was getting into the oil. In this case...